England, 12th century: Philip the monk becomes Prior of the small abbey of
Kingsbridge. At the same time, a boy called Jack is raised by his outlawed mother in the
woods. His apprenticeship as a stonemason paves his way to become a great architect.
Soon, his steps lead him to Kingsbridge where he will build one of the greatest
cathedrals England has ever seen. Aliena and Richard have to survive on their own, after
the sibling's father, the Earl of Shiring, has been incarcerated and murdered.
Aliena vows to make her brother the rightful heir and Earl of Shiring. Like Jack, their
way leads them to Kingsbridge. Aliena puts her expertise as a tradeswoman to good use,
supporting the cathedral's construction and falls in love with Jack. But
Kingsbridge and its people are in grave danger. Philip's rivals, Bishop Waleran
and Wiliam, a vengeful noble rejected by Aliena, see the town and its rise to importance
as a thorn in their flesh. They want to see Kingsbridge burn. The game-adaption of the
world-bestseller "The Pillars of the Earth" is the first co-operative
project of Daedalic Entertainment and Bastei Lübbe. This game will be more than just
complementary media to the book and will instead retell the story in a new, interactive
way. A team of about 20 people works to create a multi-platform adaption of this
bestseller. The writers are also in contact and co-operation with the Follett Office and
Ken Follett himself. Daedalic is the only studio at the time adapting such an epic
reading-experience into an interactive format. The game itself will be released in 2017,
at the same time the third novel of the Kingsbridge-Series will be published. The game
will be internationally available for PC, Mac, Linux, PS4, Xbox One and mobile
devices.
